Description

1. HOLT ROAD 5411 (South Side)

The Hall (Formerly listed in Kingston Road) ST 8260 2/65 18.4.52.

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2. Built by John Hall, a clothier, about 1610. South front almost entirely renewed about 1850, but many fragments of the original architectural details survive in the grounds. There are 2 main elevations, facing south and west. These facades are in ashlar, the other fronts in coursed rubble. Stone-tiled roofs. South elevation.2 storeys and basement plus attics in 3 gables. Attic windows are 3-light leaded casements with moulded stone mullions and dripmoulds, and each gable is capped by a spear-head finial. The facade is divided into 3 units by 3 2-storey bays; the central one is square and includes doorway and porch on ground floor. The side bays are also square, but with the addition of a semi-circular bow. Leaded casement windows with moulded stone mullions and double transoms occupy the whole width of the facade. Over each bay and between the gables is an elaborate strapwork parapet, heavily enriched and with spear-head finials at intervals. The porch doorway has a semi-circular head with enriched imposts and keystone carved in the form of a grotesque creature. Flanking the doorway are fluted and reeded Roman Doric columns on deep pedestals. Egg and dart, floriated and other enrichments. Above the moulded cornice is a double scroll pediment with 3 fleur-de-lys finials. The spandrels and architrave soffit are enriched with carved strapwork motifs and the egg-and-dart ornament is repeated around the arch extrados. The porch inner doorway has a square-head, architrave surround and panelled door. Plaster ceiling in porch with centre panel, 4 coronetted female heads, grapes and scroll work. The facade is divided by moulded strings at window-head levels and by heavier moulded strings at lst floor and attic floor levels. These strings are carried round the side elevations. Both end elevations have 2 gables with attics and 4 windows, 3-light leaded casements with moulded stone mullions and double transoms. The western elevation has a central doorway with semi-circular head, keystone and imposts, flanked by Tuscan pilasters on deep pedestals, with flat entablature over. All windows in east elevation have semi-circular flush relieving arches; no doorway. The rear elevation has 3 gables and the fenestration is irregular. To right and left is a projecting wing carried through all storeys. Windows are casements, with moulded stone mullions and dripmoulds, some 3-light, some 2-light, some with transoms. On ground-floor in centre are twin porch entrances of later date.

The Hall forms a group with its terraces, walls, gatepiers, balustrades, 2 garden seats and wall around the grounds.

Listing NGR: ST8287060899

External Links

• The Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17529691

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